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    Crime and the City Treks High into the Himalayas

    Crime and the City Treks High into the Himalayas

    A mountain refuge for our international crime writing series.

    By Paul French | October 14, 2024

    On Charles Dickens's Unfinished Murder Mystery

    On Charles Dickens's Unfinished Murder Mystery

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    Pitting Literary Fiction Against Genre Fiction Is Intrinsically Silly

    Pitting Literary Fiction Against Genre Fiction Is Intrinsically Silly

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    Maxie Dara on Bringing Humor to Her Debut Mystery

    "Death is scary, and fear is powerful, but laughter can weaken that power just a little..."

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    Dads, Domestic Suspense, and Overlooking the Sins of Our Children

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    How Teaching – and the Return of Students Post-Pandemic – Inspired Sarah Sawyer to Write a Mystery

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    Of Pedal Pubs and Panopticons

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    J.D. Salinger and <br>the Wounds of War

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    How a News Story About a Man with Geckos in His Pants Prompted Rose Carlyle's New Thriller

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